Hello. Currently I'm running a raid 0 configuration on an Asus Maximus III Formula board with Windows 7. I'd like to upgrade to an SSD to be used as a boot drive. My question is can I use a single SSD with my current raid set up? Is there anything special I need to to, or can I just plug the drive in and everything will work?

Also should I install a new copy of 7 on the SSD then erase it off the raid? Or can I plug in the SSD go into windows and move 7 over to the the SSD (is that even possible?). If I have to go the route of erasing it off the raid, will that mess up the programs I have on the raid?

You have a nice motherboard and a nice question too. and quite on time I say something also this morning in another post about some concern using raid with SSD. At least the interaction the Intel raid bios can have on them

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Originally Posted by Vdub90

.Or can I plug in the SSD go into windows and move 7 over to the the SSD (is that even possible?).Thanks.

to this want I can say no. You way better to do a fresh install on it. SSD use different way to deal with the allocation of the files on them.....it's the most I can go on it, AkG is far better than me to explain it

If you are doing a fresh install...which I would. I would unplug the RAID'ed drives...heck ALL hard drives but the SSD to make sure windows doesnt install anything important unto one of the other drives. Would really suck if when you break you raid (for example) and the OS no longer works. Thats how I do it, regardless of SSD or HDD is the drive being installed to. Plenty of time afterwards to add back the raid afterwards ;)

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If you are doing a fresh install...which I would. I would unplug the RAID'ed drives...heck ALL hard drives but the SSD to make sure windows doesnt install anything important unto one of the other drives. Would really suck if when you break you raid (for example) and the OS no longer works. Thats how I do it, regardless of SSD or HDD is the drive being installed to. Plenty of time afterwards to add back the raid afterwards ;)

Thanks. So if I unplug the raided disks, and install on the ssd. When I plug the raided disks back in they will still be recognized as a raid and the ssd seperate?

I have installed 7 about 4 times now, and I just want to cover all the bases that I won't end up losing all my data again. Re-installing all my programs,games in particular, damn you Wow. lol.

Thanks. So if I unplug the raided disks, and install on the ssd. When I plug the raided disks back in they will still be recognized as a raid and the ssd seperate?

I have installed 7 about 4 times now, and I just want to cover all the bases that I won't end up losing all my data again. Re-installing all my programs,games in particular, damn you Wow. lol.

Cant see why that wont work. BUT it has been a loooooong time since I ran software Raid for data only storage (as C drive level of importance I always back up multiple times via Acronis!). Someone else might be able to answer that better than I can. But if I was really worried about the data, I would make an image of it with acronis and back that up to my NAS, external enclosure, another hdd or even to DVDs. Then you would be sure the data is safe come hell or high water ;)

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“if your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi. But if you enemy has no conscience, like Hitler, then follow Bonhoeffer.” - Dr. MLK jr

Cant see why that wont work. BUT it has been a loooooong time since I ran software Raid for data only storage (as C drive level of importance I always back up multiple times via Acronis!). Someone else might be able to answer that better than I can. But if I was really worried about the data, I would make an image of it with acronis and back that up to my NAS, external enclosure, another hdd or even to DVDs. Then you would be sure the data is safe come hell or high water ;)

I'm not to worried about the data. I've done it a bunch of times before just takes a while sorting through getting all my programs loaded again more of a pain than anything.